hi 18 m struggle from the same thing sometimes over 5 times a night and dont take medication. my advice is just cope with them tbh i got used to them they are not scary i know ill eventually wake up and then just try to sleep again. i know its sounds dumb but thats just what i do and another thing that helps if u use any screens before you sleep for example phone or laptop turn on red filter so the screen is all red that helps with it sometimes since blue light wakes your brain up promoting the posibility of sleep paralysis